KALANORO, mystical creatures of Madagascar

Voices of the Forest

The "Voices of the Forest" project funded by National Geographic magazine is an audio and visual exploration of the tales and legends of Madagascar's rainforests. Between ecological knowledge and mystical creatures, the residents of the forests are recorded in situ to tell us about the forest and the beings that dwell in it; to make us see the forest in their own way. This exploration includes several components: family portraits, 360° video, sound recordings, drawings of the forest beings, videomapping. This collective exhibition will be an immersive installation in which the public will discover another world, that of the forest dwellers in their living environment. The sites explored by this project are located in the communes Ambohibary and Morarano Gare, Moramanga district, Aloatra-Mangoro region; and in the commune Maroseranana, Brickaville district, Atsinanana region. The artists involved in this project are
Alexia Webster, South African photo journalist and artist, works on the themes of conservation, identity and culture, conflict and migration on the African continent.
Maherisoa Rakotomalala, a Malagasy visual artist, is a self-taught artist who is at the same time a draftsman, painter and sculptor; his works are inspired by his spirituality and sublimate the invisible reality.
Toky Andrianjafitsara, Malagasy photographer, computer graphic designer and videomaker; is committed both personally and professionally to environmental preservation and pollution management.
Cécile Bidaud, a French creative anthropologist specializing in the social impacts of biodiversity conservation, explores the potential of sound in intercultural dialogue and interactions between science, arts and society.
Meghan Judge, an artist and animator based in South Africa. She works with her skills to evoke/explore messages and stories that are sometimes missed.
Môta Soa, a Malagasy musician and Sound Designer, responsible for the sound and musical synthesis of the project.

Contact Cécile: isart.cecile@gmail.com / 0332514873



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